Negative: out of form Virat
Virat Kohli who was the lone star for India in New Zealand and South Africa last year, was unable to bat in the first test. 1 in first innings and 8 in second, a total of 9 runs is not the kind of performance which was expected from him. Even Ishant Sharma, Shami and Kumar have a better total than him. After first test, he moved down three positions to 13th in the test rankings. He is the main strength of the middle order and will be holding huge responsibility at Lord's for the second test starting on 17th July.